October 2009

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• Grant Opportunities, Uncategorized

  H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant

  10.29.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  An annual award consisting of $3,500 and a 24k gold-framed citation given to a library organization whose application demonstrates greatest merit for a program of staff development designed to further the goals and objectives of the library organization. Staff development is defined as: “a program of learning activities that is developed by the library organization [...]

• Grant Opportunities

  Build A Bear Workshop Literacy and Education Grants

  10.29.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Literacy and education grants grants to help children are awarded throughout the year for specific programs with measurable outcomes. We desire to provide support for children in literacy and education programs such as summer reading programs, early childhood education programs and literacy programs for children with special needs. The grant request deadlines are at the [...]

• Grant Opportunities

  ALSC's Bookapalooza Program Opportunity

  10.29.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  ALSC’s Bookapalooza Program will offer select libraries a collection of materials that will help transform their collection and provide the opportunity for these materials to be used in their community in creative and innovative ways. For more information go to: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/Bookapalooza/index.cfm

• Choose To Read Ohio, General, Summer Reading Program

  Janet Ingraham Dwyer has joined the State Library of Ohio staff

  10.27.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that Janet Ingraham Dwyer has joined its staff as the new Youth Services Library Consultant. Janet will be in charge of ongoing youth services activities at the State Library, in particular the Summer Reading Program, Choose To Read Ohio, and Ready to Read.  She will also [...]

• Grant Opportunities, Scholarships, Uncategorized

  Medical Library Association (MLA) is now accepting applications for The Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship.

  10.22.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Medical Library Association (MLA) is now accepting applications for The Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship. The purpose of this fellowship is to fund research aimed at expanding the research knowledgebase, linking the information services provided by librarians to improved health care and advances in biomedical research. The endowment will provide a $9,945 grant, [...]

• Ohio E-Rate

  E-Rate and Technology Planning

  10.22.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The USAC School and Libraries News Brief from October 16 focused on Technology Plans.  Remember, if you are applying for Basic Telephone Services you do not have to have a Technology Plan.  However, the State Library highly encourages all public libraries to have an E-Rate certified Tech Plan on file.  And you should have a [...]

• General

  Improvements to Facts on File Science Online

  10.19.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The latest update to Science Online adds more than 130 new or newly colored illustrations, more than 200 new entries on all aspects of life science, plus a new feature that makes it easy to view the most popular records in the database. Continue reading for more details about this update. New “Most Popular Records” [...]

• Grant Opportunities, Ohio E-Rate, Uncategorized

  E-rate training begins this week

  10.19.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  It’s time to start thinking about E-rate applications for the coming year, beginning with your technology plan. A technology plan is required before requesting and receiving E-rate discounts on all services other than basic telephone service. The basic requirements for a technology plan are as follows: * It must be written before the Form 470 [...]

• Uncategorized

  We the People Bookshelf Grant Opportunity

  10.14.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Contact: Angela Thullen ALA Public Programs Office Program Officer, Communications 312-280-5286 athullen@ala.org CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) selected 4,000 school and public libraries throughout the country to receive the sixth annual We the People Bookshelf. Libraries from all 50 states, the District [...]

• Events, State Library News, Uncategorized

  Find Help in Tough Times Webinar Held for Library Staff

  10.14.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2009 Contact: Marsha McDevitt-Stredney Marketing & Communications State Library of Ohio 274 E. 1st Avenue Columbus, OH 43201 614-644-6875 marshams@sloma.state.oh.us The State Library of Ohio recently hosted a Find Help in Tough Times webinar for library staff throughout Ohio. The webinar featured speakers from eight state agencies presenting programs and [...]

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